Shower bath curtain support



cs. G. PORTER SHOWER BATH CURTAIN SUPPORT Nov. 6, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed March 11, 1946 9.6%?07 Zer J M W8 Nov. .6, 1951 PORTER 2,573,985

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' SHOWER BATH CURTAIN SUPPORT Fil'ed March 11, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 6%G'Porier ,MM ms Patented Nov. 6, 1 951 UNITED-STATES PATENTfoFFICE11.52.573.914: {SHOWER BATH CURTAIN SUPPORT H George G. PorterpMiami,Application March 11, Serial 653,516

This invention relates to shower curtain supports and more particularlyto a shower. curtain support which is rotatable in order to raise orlower the shower curtain and to change the lateral position of the.curtain with respect to a bath tub over which theshower curtainsusually are supported in homes.

It has been noted that with the use of a fixed shower curtain rod thecurtain is usually supported over the center of the edge of a bath tubso that the curtain mayhang within the tub or outside accordinglywhether the shower is in use or not. In order that, when the curtain ishanging outside the'tub, the curtain and bathroom will have ;a pleasingappearance it is customary to have the curtain of sufilcient length tocover the entire height of the bath tub. While 2 Claims. (01.4-149) thispurpose is accomplished, when the curtain is used inside the tub thelower end of the curtain will lie in any water in the'tub and soap andother film adheres tothe lower end of the curtain. Also when the curtainis wet, it adheres to the side, either inside or outside, of the tub,which greatly delays the lower adhering end of the curtain from dryingand in many cases this causes the lower end of the curtain to becomemildewed, causing an unpleasant appearance and deterioration of thecurtain.

It is an object of this. invention to provide an adjustable showercurtain support whereby a curtain of a length to: cover the outside ofthe tub may be used and so supported that when the support is rotatedthe curtain will be supprovide a rotatable shower curtain support bywhich the curtain may be'selectively positioned laterally and verticallywithin the limits of the radius of rotation of the support, and meansfor holding the support at the selected position To the foregoingobjects, and others which may hereinafter more fully appear, theinvention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts, aswill be more specifically referred to andillustrated-in the accompanying drawings, but it is to be understoodthat changes, variations, and modifications may be resorted to whichfall withinthe scope of the inventionias claimed.. 7 V. In the drawings:J I' I iFigurelis an end elevation, partly in'section,

of a-curtain support constructed according to an embodiment of myinvention, r A Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on theline 2' '-'2of Figure l. Figure 3 is a section-taken on the line 33 of Figure-2.Figurel'is adetail plan view of a base-of the pp t,

Figure 5 is an end elevation, partly in section, of a-modification ofthe support,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of the support inFigure 5,

' Figure 7 is atop plan View of a second modi-' fication-of thesupport," i

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Figure 7, and Figure 9 is asection on the line 9-9 of Figure '7." Referring to the drawings, thenumeral lll-des ignates generally a bath tub, above which'the showercurtain l [is supported. The curtain II' is fixed by any conventionalmeans to a curtain rod or supporting bar l2", which 'is removably at-'tached'to a pair of correlated curtain rod supportsgenerallydesignatedas 13 and I4. The curtain rod" support [3 is constructed with a circularbase or plate l5 which is formedwithv countersunk openings 16 in'whichbolts'28 are adapted to be secured to fasten the plate It? to a wall orother supporting element. The plate [5 is formedwith an-annular openingI! at the cen ter thereof through which a pivot bolt 18" is' on thebolt18 between the head of the bolt l8 and the plate I5. A plunger'housing20 is fixed on the arm 19 within the radius of the plate 15; andsupports a lock or plunger 2| which is'slid-' able in the housing 20,and extends through one end of thehousing and frointhe arm l9;"so" as toengage'in one of the openings 22' in'theplate l5, thereby locking thearm I5 in that selected position. A rod '23 extends through the otherend of the housingj20 and is'fixed to'the'plunger The spring 25, betweenthe housing 20 and plunger 2l' constantly urges the plunger 2| to ofthearm l5 and is fastened thereto by-rivets 21 or other suitable fasteningmeans. Y 7

The correlated support I4 is not made with the sharp angle lugs 26 andto be fixed thereto by a pin 3i engageable through the rod [2 and lugs26.

In the use and operation of this device, the curtain rod I2 is attachedto the lugs 26 by the pins 3| and then the curtain may be positioned L Ias desired by pulling the handle 2.4 to unlocl; the, arm [9 from theplate l5 and'movi'ng' the arm I9 to the desired position. In thevertical" down position as shown in full lines in Figure 1, the seam wibe unsm rl to h o u covering the outside of the tub It]. In the horizental dotted position the curtain will be spaced outwardly from. thetub Ill and up from the fioor so the curtain may readily dry. In thethird position, not shown, the curtain, as at Ha, will be suspendedwithin the tub l0, spaced from the bottom. I

This type of curtain rod support is adaptable to new ororiginal-installations. In order to provide a device which may be usedwith presently installed shower curtain rods, I have shown amodification of this invention in Figures 5 and 6.

'A split sleeve or clamp formed of correlated sections 4|] and' 4|,having ears 411v are fixed together by bolts 42 and 43, about a fixedcurtain rod 44.. One of the bolts, as 43, is, provided with a wing head45 so the sections 40 and 4| may be tightened or loosened by an.operator.

' One section, as 40. is provided with a tubular projection or boss 46into which an arm 41. is fixed. A second or guide rod 48 is fixed to apair of such arms 41. The shower curtain H is fixed to the curtain rod44 by any conventional means. and the guide rod 48 is adapted to pressagainst the side of the curtain H near its upper edge to hold thecurtain'in the desiredfposition. The rod 4}} may be moved toftheselected positions by loosenin the bolt 45. and. tightening it. when thedesired position is reached. The full line position as shown in Figure 5corresponds to the dotted line position of Figure 1, in which thecurtain is spaced from the tub for drying, The lower dotted l i eposition of Figuref5 corresponds to the full line position of Figure 1,where the curtain is allowed to hangnorm ll from. the rod, The. upperdotted lines of Figure, 5.,represent thethird position of Figure 1,whereYthe curtain Ha is insidethe tube [0 andspacedupwardly from the,bott m- As, a second modified form of thisinvention, which may bereadily attached ftopresent'lyexisting shower curtain rods 44', I haveshownjanother type in Figures 7, 8 'a'nd9 Thereare providedapair offlatmetalstrapsill, one end 5] of each which is reverted so. as to fitlooselyabout a shower curtain rod 44. The ends 51 are seeured-f tolthestraps by. bolts. One strap 591 33 be. fastened with any ordinary bolt52- so that this end will be loosely clamped about the rod 44., Theother strap 50 is provided with a wingbolt 53. so. this clamp may be.tightened to fix the clamps any desired position, I 1 The outer ends ofthe strapsjllare bentaround a guide rod 54 and are fastened-thereto; byany suitable fastening means as boltsQS vvhich hro the Straps 0 m the.tube. 55-

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without said side wall, or, Said bathtub.

The exact configuration illustrated is regarded as the optimum, but someof the desirable results inherent in this disclosure may be obtained byvarious slight modifications including some departure, fremtheexactiepnfigiiration shown, and it is therefore requestedth'attliescope of the invention should be regarded as limited only bythe terms of the claims.

What. I, la m. is:

ll The' combination of a bathtub having an upstanding side wall, andshower curtain supporting means, inelgding a fixed support extendingupwardly adjacent each end of said side Wall, an'end pl'ate secured toeach of said fixed supports above and in substantial vertical alignmentwith said side wall, pivot'means on. each. of said plates, a lever armrockably carried atone end. thereof; by each of. said pivot. means, ashower curtain rod supported at the opposite ends thereof by the otherends of said lever arms, a. plurality of circumferentially spacedfapartopenings formed in at least one of said plates, one of said openingsbeing disposed outwardly of and. in horizontal alignment with said pivotmeans, another of said openings beingdisposed inwardly and above saidpivot means,and a spring-pressed plunger carried by at least one of saidlever arms andadapted to selectively engage saidopenings whereby saidlever arms may be rotated outwardly to engage said plunger in said.outwardly disposed opening for supporting'a shower eurtaii-nbn said we"in outwardly spaced relation to said-sidewall, and whereby 'said l'everarms maybe rotated inwardly to engagesaid-plunger said inwardlyandupwardly disposed-openingto supportthe lower end of a shower curtaindepending from said-rod in inwardly spacedand raised relation tosaidside wall. a r

2. Thecombinationof a bathtub having an upstanding side wall, andashower curtain support including. a pair of plates fixed to a support insubstantial vertical-alignment. with" saidside wall of said bathtub, ashower-curtain rod, horizontally aligned. bearing. members. carriedv by.said plate,

1 leverarmssupporting saidsfrod in. spaced relation.

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